- Break-Even
Method of Investment Analysis
Paul H. Gutierrez and Norman L. Dalsted, Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension, September 1992
Break-even analysis is a useful tool to study the relationship between fixed costs,
variable costs and returns for investment decisions.
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- Business
Planning -- A Roadmap for Success
Montana State University Extension Service
This spreadsheet prepares a beginning balance sheet by entering their information into
schedules. The schedule information is then transferred to a balance sheet automatically.
This program can be used by itself or in conjunction with BSEND, CASHFLOW, OWNREQTY, and
RATIOS. Other software versions are available at:
http://www.montana.edu/wwwextec/software/.
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- Business Plans Are More
Important Now Than Ever
Jenni Jeras, Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, 1995
Small business owners who need financing are smart to do their homework, and that
includes creating a comprehensive business plan.
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- Economic
Analysis of a New Business -- Doing it Right
Donald Erickson, Kansas State University Research & Extension, April
1996
Starting a new business involves many steps. The first is to develop an economic
analysis to determine whether there will be a profit or loss before starting production.
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- Five
Strategies for Extending Machinery Life
Robert D. Grisso and Steven R. Melvin, University of Nebraska Cooperative
Extension, September 1995
Machinery ownership and operation is a major crop and livestock production cost.
Several items combined can significantly affect costs, improve machine reliability and
improve profit margins.
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- IRM Learning Teams
Harlan Hughes and Chris Bastian, North Dakota State University, 1996
The objective of this fact sheet is discuss the role that Integrated Resource
Management (IRM) Learning Teams can play in helping beef farmers and ranchers formulate a
management action plan designed specifically for the current tough times.
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- Leasing
vs. Buying Farm Machinery
Richard Edwards, Danny Klinefelter and Dean McCorkle, Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, May 1998
Equipment leasing has gained favor with farmers and ranchers in recent years. Leasing
often can be advantageous, but one must understand how leases work and how to compare the
costs of leasing and buying.
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- Leasing
vs. Buying Farm Machinery (Curriculum Guide)
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, May 1998
Goals and objectives: (1) understand the difference in the concepts of control of
equipment through purchasing, and leasing; (2) understand the terminology of purchasing
and leasing; (3) understand methods of comparing the costs associated with purchasing and
leasing and how these costs are derived; and (4) develop a net after tax cash flow table
to determine the least cost alternative for meeting their machinery input needs.
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- Partial Budget Form
Paul H. Gutierrez and Norman L. Dalsted, Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension, September 1992
Many changes that do not require a complete reorganization are possible on a farm or
ranch. Partial budgets are useful in evaluating these types of changes.
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- Partial Budgeting
Norman L. Dalsted and Paul H. Gutierrez, Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension, September 1992
By employing budget principles, a manager can compare costs and returns of alternative
plans for a farm or ranch. A partial budget helps managers evaluate the economic effect of
minor adjustments in some portion of the business.
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- Should I
Sell My Cow Herd?
Tim Cross, University of Tennessee, 1996
This fact sheet can’t make that decision for you, but it can help you determine
the benefits and costs of a herd liquidation.
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- Strategic Risk Management
John P. Hewlett, University of Wyoming, November 1998
Managing a farm or ranch in today's world is not easy. Changing federal, state, and
other regulations pull the manager first one way, then another.
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- Using A Partial Budget To Analyze Changes in Your Farm Operation
Trent Teegerstrom, Arizona State University
Cooperative Extension, January 2001
When considering making a change in your business, you need to estimate how that change will affect your net
income. What will be the impact on your financial performance? A partial budget can help answer this question.
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